An image grab taken from al-Manar TV on May 7, 2018, shows the leader of the Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah movement Hassan Nasrallah giving a televised speech at an unknown location. (HO / AL-MANAR TV / AFP)
BEIRUT – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday condemned the United States for having imposed an economic siege on Lebanon since 2019.
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also accused the US of disrupting the businesses of Lebanese expatriates who constitute an important financial source for the livelihood of the Lebanese
"The blockade is implemented through various means, including preventing external assistance, grants, and loans from reaching Lebanon, as well as blocking the Lebanese government from accepting donations, investments, and addressing the issue of Syrian refugees," Nasrallah said in a speech aired on Hezbollah's Al Manar TV channel.
Nasrallah also accused the US of disrupting the businesses of Lebanese expatriates who constitute an important financial source for the livelihood of the Lebanese.
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"The US puts merchants and wealthy individuals on the sanctions lists based on unjust charges, exposing expatriates to danger, harassment, and hostility," he said.
Nasrallah also called on the Lebanese government to be courageous in facing the US sanctions by accepting support from Iran and other friendly countries.